
Assistant Director - Amazing Athletes
Required skills
- youth sports
- education
- recreation
- children
- group classes
- communicator
- parents
- families
- school staff
- childcare staff
Nice to have
- staff management
- recruiting
- sales
- customer service
- childcare
- camps
Role summary
Amazing Athletes is seeking a part-time Assistant Director to lead programs, mentor coaches, and contribute to business growth. This role involves coaching, training, administrative, operational, and business development responsibilities. The ideal candidate has experience in coaching, youth sports, or a related field, strong communication skills, and enjoys building relationships. This flexible position offers significant leadership exposure, career growth opportunities, and the potential to become a full-time role. Responsibilities include program quality assurance, staff management, recruitment, sales support, and operational oversight. The role requires travel within the Philadelphia suburbs and availability on weekdays and occasional weekends.
Lead Great Programs
- Coach Amazing Athletes programs as needed
- Help ensure every program delivers a fun, engaging, high-quality experience
- Mentor coaches and provide feedback and support
- Visit program locations and help maintain consistent quality
Help Lead the Team
- Recruit, interview, onboard, and train coaches
- Help manage schedules and staffing needs
- Conduct coach check-ins and evaluations
- Become a trusted resource for our coaching team
Help Grow the Business
- Work directly with the owner on growth initiatives
- Develop relationships with schools, childcare centers, camps, and community organizations
- Identify and pursue new program locations and partnerships
- Conduct outreach and follow up with prospective clients
- Support enrollment, local marketing, and community networking
Support Operations
- Help manage the day-to-day needs of a growing youth sports business
- Monitor programs, attendance, and enrollment
- Coordinate equipment, uniforms, supplies, and materials
- Communicate with coaches, schools, families, and partners
- Help improve processes as the business grows
Why Amazing Athletes?
This is an opportunity to join a growing, entrepreneurial business where your impact will be visible.
You’ll have the chance to work directly with the owner, help build and manage a team, develop sales and business experience, and take on increasing responsibility as the company grows.
For the right person, this role can grow well beyond coaching into broader leadership, operations, business development, and management responsibilities and become a full time role.
Schedule & Requirements
This is a flexible, part-time position that can quickly grow into a full time role for the right person. Key responsibilities will be coaching, training, administrative, operational, and business-development responsibilities. Help with our sister brand Soccer Stars may also be included.
Requirements
Who We’re Looking For
You’ll be a strong fit if you are:
- Experienced in coaching, youth sports, education, recreation, or a related field, including lead coach-level experience working with young children
- Experience working with children in group classes and comfortable leading groups
- A strong communicator who enjoys building relationships with parents and families, school or childcare staff, and community partners
- At least 18 years old
- Eligible to work in the United States
- Holds or willing to get all required Pennsylvania clearances to work with children
- Reliable transportation for travel between locations throughout the Main Line, Bucks County, and surrounding Philadelphia suburbs
- Fluent in English
- Willing to work in some capacity at least 1 weekend day per season
Experience in staff management, recruiting, sales, customer service, childcare, camps, program management, or working with and developing new customers is a plus, as is availability on weekday mornings and weekday afternoons, but you do not need to check every box.
If you’re a great coach and leader with the drive to learn the business side, we want to hear from you.
Benefits
- Compensation: 30-40 USD hourly
- Bonus Opportunities: Opportunities for additional incentives tied to performance and business growth.
- Flexible Schedule: This is a flexible, part-time position that can quickly grow into a full time role for the right person.
- Leadership Exposure: You’ll have the chance to work directly with the owner, help build and manage a team, develop sales and business experience, and take on increasing responsibility as the company grows.
- Career Growth Path: For the right person, this role can grow well beyond coaching into broader leadership, operations, business development, and management responsibilities and become a full time role.
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